1 Corinthians 13:3

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Summary

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Though i bestow

Though i give

Philippians 2:3

Profiteth

Bible References

Though i bestow

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

Though i give

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.

A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

Profiteth

I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.

See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.

The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?